Read All The Working Titles For 'Almost Famous,' Including 'Tangerine' And 'Rock School'

Naming a movie must be hard. As a writer or director, the script or set has been your baby for days, weeks and months on end. If a creative force is lucky enough to craft a movie that's eyeing years of longevity, like Cameron Crowe's beloved 2000 film "Almost Famous," the pressure is especially strong.

What results from the naming process could be something like "Untitled" -- the working title for Crowe's ode to '70s rock 'n' roll. DreamWorks vetoed that moniker, however, and after running through a catalog of (sometimes terrible) alternatives, Crowe settled on "Almost Famous." Now, he's revealed to Empire the other titles that ran through his head in the brainstorming process:

Read All The Working Titles For 'Almost Famous,' Including 'Tangerine' And 'Rock School'

Alternate Movie Endings

Alternate Movie Endings

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"Titanic" (1997)

If there's one criticism lobbed at "Titanic," it's the cheesy dialogue. We can't venture to guess how much louder the blockbuster's detractors would have been had its alternate ending been selected. Instead of the 100-year-old Rose (Gloria Stuart) quietly tossing her famous diamond into the Atlantic Ocean, she climbs the ship's rails and loudly threatens to jettison the gem. "You left your treasure in the wrong place, Mr. Lovett," Rose says. "Only life is priceless, and making each day count."
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